Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-30

| work is almost enough to start a bank
on. The counters are so arranged as
to give q great deal of room to Gus
toners, and also 20 allow the
clerks the greatest amount oi
light. The furniture is all Of
cherry, and is elegant in
design and workmanship. There is a
laqnered brass railing all around the
counter, and there are brass cages fcr
coin which are placed inside the glass
around the counter. From the tile
floors and elegant mantels and fire.
places to the charmingly frescoed cell
ing, each thing the eve rests on seems
perfect.
the building. 1t is encased all around
in crystalline plate glass, brought here
from New York. There is nothing 80
beautiful in this line in the State.
Four lights were broken, and they
cannot be replaced this side of New
York CITY. The center-table in this
room. with it's beautifully carved legs.
is worth going mile to see. The
tiled fireplace and beautiful man.
tel are quite as well worth seeing.
Then there is the cloak room, lava
tory and all sorts OF conveniences and
comforts for all persons employed
about the Institution.
The upper stories are all fitted up
for offices, and they are nearly as ar
tistic in finish and quite as elaborate
in their appurtences as the banking
floor. Each room has its fire place,
closet and such little comforts com
plete. Each floor has its fire hose in
case of fire, and arranged in the best
manner. The water supply for the
fre-hose is from seperate connection
of it's own, and all the water in the
building is brought from the hills by the
citizens water company, so as to give
plenty of pressure all over the prem
ises. The Los Angeles Improvement
Company has offices on the second
floor.
In the main entrance there is bull
letin of the floors above; and there
are mail boxes for each room, an elec-
tric bell and speaking tube. Nothing
more complete was ever devised in
the way of building. 1t has even q
well of its own in the cellar. And
now, anyone who has read somuch of
the history and belongings of this
beautiful structure should not fail to
pay it q visit tomorrow, and see how
much more exquisite and complete it
is than the reporters words can make
it appear. 2f.
3 TME LOCALITY.
And by the way this corner is in the
very line of improvement. The Y.
NJ. C. A. is about to build as fine a
four-story edifice alongside this on
Fort street. Mrs.. Crocker is now
putting up o fine three-story business
block ON the other siie of Fort. q little
further South. Mr.. l. w. HeHmau is
excavating on Second, near the corner
of Fort, and he will at once put up a
three story and basement block, l20x
1856 feet on the corner of Second and
Fort, which for solidity and beauty
will be an architectural, wonder. Mr..
J. nj. Griffith has ali prep
arations made to erect 81 q
similar block to Mr.. Hellman's
where his house now stands iustsouth
OF the new bank. Counting tfie build
ing just described, there are plans for
the expenditure OF nearly $1,000 900,
just by this bank. The Presbyterian
church people on the other corner Of
Fort and Second, who own q lot
80x90 feet, are now considering the
,propriety OF accepting an offer of
$75 900 for their property. IF they
SELL. another building will go up
there. Then there is the new City
Hall on Fort below Second, the con-
tract for which has just been let. The
Board OF Trade building is to be on
the corner OF Fort and First.
Again, all readers OF the HERALD
should go tomorrow and see how
beautiful the new bank is.